When to use sulfa for coccidiosis?

[Hbixler]

I have two pullets we have been raising since they were 2 days old. Last month we noticed bloody poop from one of them. No other symptoms at all. Started Corid treatment right away (2 tsp per gallon) and treated everyone including 4 older hens. We also cleaned up their droppings daily (sand bedding). Blood ceased after 36 hours and we did the Corid treatment for 7 days. After two weeks, I was about to start a half dose Corid treatment as a follow up (according to the ChickenChick website) and noticed another bloody poop from our puppet. Again, no other symptoms.

We are now on that second round of full strength Corid treatment for the whole flock (day 8) and I still notice a tiny spot of either stringy blood or intestinal lining in the one pullet’s poop. I’m wondering if I should continue with the Corid or switch to TriSulfa powder. My big girls are laying so I would isolate the two pullets and give the the sulfa only so we don’t have to worry about egg withdrawals.

I don’t want to resort to the sulfa drug if I don’t have to, and the presence of blood is quite small and no one is really having any classic symptoms. Could it be her intestines still need to heal? The pullet is energetic and eating and drinking. But I also don’t want this presumed cocci to overrun her system. Any advice?

Pics are from the last day or two. I only see this in one of her morning poops. We are on day 8 of Corid.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is hard to know exactly, but it may be from some damage to her intestinal walls. It is good that she is acting normal, eating and drinking. I think if she has a Corid resistant strain of coccidiosis, she would be acting sick and not eating. Some of the strains that cause bloody poop may be resistant. Many vets just go ahead and use Albon in case.

 

[dawg53]

I highly recommend that you get your pullet started on the Trisulfa, follow the instructions on the package. There are two types of coccidia that causes blood in feces, Corid wont treat neither. A Sulfa drug or Toltrazuril will treat it.

 

[Hbixler]

I highly recommend that you get your pullet started on the Trisulfa, follow the instructions on the package. There are two types of coccidia that causes blood in feces, Corid wont treat neither. A Sulfa drug or Toltrazuril will treat it.

Thanks. I suspect she has Eimeria tenella, as her only bloody poops were the Cecal ones. All her other poops were formed but her Cecals were extremely watery and bloody. That was three weeks ago.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you already have the TriSulfa powder? If not I would get some bactrim, SMZ TMP, or Albon from your local vet. All are sulfa antibiotics that treat coccidiosis.

 

[Hbixler]

Do you already have the TriSulfa powder? If not I would get some bactrim, SMZ TMP, or Albon from your local vet. All are sulfa antibiotics that treat coccidiosis.

Yes I do. I ordered it from Jedd’s.

 

[Hbixler]

Update from this morning after dropping Corid: do we think this is intestinal shed despite it’s color? It’s gelatinous and doesn’t stain the paper towel. I’ll look into getting a fecal test done. Again no other symptoms from the pullet despite these weird poops once a day.